Holding and mounting device for electric light sockets



'- P 1949. H A. M. CONROY ETAL 2,482,656

HOLDI NG AND MOUNTINGDEVICE FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOCKETS Filed Feb. 2)1948 George Edward Conroy INVENTORS I BY Patented Sept. 20, 1949 HOLDINGAND MOUNTING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOCKETS Hilma A. M. Conroy andGeorge Edward Conroy, Ossining, N. Y.

Application February 2, 1948, Serial No. 5,862

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a holding and mounting device for the electriclight sockets of Christmas tree lighting outfits, and has moreparticular reference to an improved device of this kind which simulatesthe body of a candle and produces the efiect of a burning candle whenthe lamp in the socket held by the device is lighted.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficientdevice of the above kind which is easy and inexpensive to manufacture,and which may be readily applied to the lighting outfit and mounted onor removed from the branch of the Christmas tree. 7

The exact nature of the present invention will become apparent from thefollowing description when considered in connection with theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the presentinvention;

Figure 2 is a central vertical section through the device of Figure 1,with the device mounted on the branch of a Christmas tree and holding asocket carrying an electric light bulb;

Figure 3 is a horizontal section through the device alone, taken on aline 3-3 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a rear elevational view showing a portion of a lightingoutfit with one of the present devices operatively associated with eachof a plurality of the bulb-carrying sockets of the outfit.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the present device consists of anelongated cylindrical tube 5 which is made of pasteboard or othersuitable material and is slotted longitudinally from end to end at oneside, as at 6. The split tube is resilient and is adapted to snuglyreceive an electric light socket in the upper end thereof, with theexternal flange 8 on the upper end of the socket seated on the upper endedge of the tube. The wires Sconnected to the socket are entered withinthe tube 5 through the slot 6 so as to extend through the lower end ofthe tube.

Near its lower end, the tube 5 has a circumferential elongated slot Inthat extends substantially one-half the circumference of the tube and isadapted to have the branch ll of a Christmas tree wedged therein so thatthe device is effectively held in an upright position on the branch withthe latter disposed substantially diametrically of the tube. The slot 10is preferably centrally intersected by the slot 6, as shown, and thelongitudinal walls of slot II) are serrated as at I2 at B, the wires 9will remain within the tube and Will present a most sightly appearanceby not protruding from the tube between its ends.

From the foregoing description, it is believed that the construction,manner of use and advantages of the present invention will be readilyunderstood and appreciated by those skilled in the art. Minor changes indetails of construction may be resorted to, such as fairly fall withinthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What we claim as new is:

1. A holding and mounting device for an electric light socket,comprising an elongated cylindrical tube slotted longitudinally from endto end at one side, said tube being resilient and adapted to snuglyreceive an electric light socket in the upper end thereof with theexternal flange on the upper end of the socket seated on the upper endedge of the tube, the longitudinal slot permitting entry of the wiresconnected to the socket therethrough within the tube so as to extendthrough the lower end of the latter, said tube further having acircumferential elongated slot near its lower end that extendssubstantially onehalf the circumference of the tube and is adapted tohave the branch of a Christmas tree wedged therein so that the device isheld in an upright position on the branch with the latter disposedsubstantially diametrically of the tube.

2. The constructiondefined in claim 1, wherein the circumferential slotis cent ally intersected by the longitudinal slot.

HILMA A. M. CONROY.

GEORGE EDWARD CONROY.

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